The Latest

Kendrick Lamar’s star power is growing at a rapid pace. The TDE rapper’s services have been called on by artists such as Miguel, 50 Cent, Solange, Dido and others. Last night, Q-Tip of the legendary A Tribe Called Quest crew ...

May is coming to a close, and that means that most schools around the country will be out for summer. With that in mind, XXL decided to dig into the archives and look back at some of our favorite rappers when ...

2013 XXL Freshman Class is in full effect and time will tell if this will be the best class ever.
In the meantime, we're taking a look back at each XXL Freshman from past classes to see what they've been up ...

Travi$ Scott’s Owl Pharoah has been pushed back on numerous occasions, but there’s a chance that his May 21 release date will actually hold up. Over the weekend, Scott posted on his Instagram what appears to be the tracklist for ...

It’s easy to make every one of these news links on Kanye West. That’s because Yeezy Season has taken over our Twitter timelines, Instagram feeds, and any other form of social media engagement. But, let’s remember: There are still other ...

This week in photos, Lil Wayne, Drake and Birdman pose as the new Big Tymers, Cassie and Fabolous shoot the video for “I Love It,” and Missy Elliott tears down her club performance in Las Vegas. Plus, Jay-Z gets ...

Nipsey Hussle said in the past that he would release music for every 2,000 followers. Keeping to his word, the 2010 XXL Freshman gives us “Smoking With My Stylist.” Backed behind some woozy production, Nipsey raps about the good life ...

Kanye West made his highly anticipated appearance on the season finale of Saturday Night Live last night.
Sticking to the dark theme of the album, ‘Ye started off his first performance by premiering “Black Skinhead.” The new metal song showed ...

Yeezy season continues with the official cover artwork for Yeezus. During Kanye's appearance on SNL last night, Virgil Abloh snapped an Instagram flick of the possible album cover next to the unreleased pair of all-red Nike Air Yeezy II. You ...